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St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26

when you could say nothing? An
consider the cruelty of the privation.''
There, now you are laughing ut me a.
| usual, says hassareene, and flor feal
she'd he lonely, perhaps) he breaks int
a low musical laugh also.
That's a charming necklace you have
on" says he, aftes little bit, that I re
gret to say was spent in kissing the
hand of Grant Boyle's betrothed
What is ir?-sapphires."
And diamonds-yes.
"A gift of-hiS?''
He looks really sOrrowful now, as he
tell himself how impossible it would be
for him to rival such a princely gift. HI
m1gnJ give nls honest tovc--nls whole
life to her service-his very life; but
there is no money with him to purchase
such a magnificent gewgaw rs this.
''No. silly boy! Where would Grant
get it? Uncle Timothy solennly pre-
Sented ii 10 me on the day of my presen
tation. That is quite month ago now.
Ah"'-with aquick sigh-''how long ago
it SeemS,n
"Yon Lave spent the greater part of it
with--himn'
Mr. MasSareene seems to have an iln-
conquerablc difficulty about pronounciug
his rival name.
That S exactly why" returns she,
calmly. And SO you admire my bau
bles,"
They are the finest things | have seen
this season-or any other, for the matter
of that He feels quite rush Of cnthu-
siastic admiration now he knows that
Uncle Timothy and not the detcsted
Boyle has been the donor. And how
unique in shape! One could hardly for
get them, having once seen them. Those
little heart shaped balls falling from the
necklet shine like fire III this light
There is Il tiara, too, and a stolnacher.
But [ didn't feel like living up to them
yet. lcs, it was valuable gift, bet
one rather too elaborate for Il debutante.
Nevertheless, wear it, if only to please
him.
You seem be 1t on pleasing every
one, save me. -
And yet | have pleased most Of all
muir, she, coquettishly-nay, saucily
-leaI..-. toward him.
He lays his hands quickly on her pretty
rounded arms, and draws her to him.
Her resistance is indeed faint He bends
his head. Their eyes meet-almost their
lips-when the sound of a coming foot
step causes both to start into more re
served posture. The caress, 50 nearly
won, is lost!
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26
CHAPTER VIII.

The door beyond opens slowly, and
figure that looms large and terrible Ia
the light of the din lamp it carries ap-
pears upon the threshold.
Mill!cent, benumbed, fascinated, star
ing with wide eyes, sees man dressed In
Continued ON last page.l
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26
CHAPTER VII.

1t is midnight. Twelve hours have
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For the sake Of politics the inter
ocean will have It that there i no
..new South" II insists that the same
old customs, habits and unanimousness
prevails there; newspaper discussions
are not tolerated; that guns are SIN
used to still the voice Of political DIS
sent; hatred Of new ideas and new m
dustries still prevail. There may 70
some truth in what the Inter Vcean
saws, but not much. Every newspaper
reader in the country knows the South
has for years been bidding for new m
dustries and new ideas, and that news.
paper discussions arc carried on ana
tolerated there the same - here. y
there Is no new South, then the people
Of the North and the people q tne
South have been terribly deceived by 'he
press OF the two sections Of the Nation
The Leader Is inclined to the opinion
that the Inter Ocean Is deceiving ~
constituency by unqualified fa)sehoo,als.
1t Il waving the bloody shirt--D''
Moin<s Leader.
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me Remains OF Frederick Wfrth. the Mis-
sing Chicagoan, Found In 'Jsck-A alto
slip"
CHICAGO. April 18-The body OF Fred
erick Wirth. whose mysterious disappear
ance about month ago has been the suo'
iect OF police investigation, and for the
alleged murder Of whom jacob kuebler
was arrested and confined for some time,
was discovered this morning in Jack
Knife Slim which is Immediately In tho
rear OF Schoeneman's packing-house,
where Wirth was employed.
II will be remembered that while In Gus
tody Of the police Kueblcr talked wildly
about With having been thrown into the
river at the s.Red bridge" on Archer
avenue, and described the spot where the
corpse could be found The police made
q search there. but instead OF nnding
Wirth they brought 70 the surfacs the
body OF Peter Hansen. an old man living
on Ashland avenue, who mysteriously
disappeared from his home about . month
ago No explanation Of how Hansen came
10 his death has been made
A couple OF weeks before the discovery
Of Hansen's body, the mutilated trunk o.
A man was found in the canal at Lockport
II was at once thought that this wa
| Wirth's body, and Mrs. Wirth went Y
| Lockport for the purpose Of viewing Y
| She failed TO identify the body then; on
| last week went again 10 Lockport and sai'
that she thought the remains were ne
husbands. They were buried BY her iss
Friday.
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TANNER ouTpoNE.

The Remark able Fast % Miss Mary Bnkers
n Indiana Lass One Hundred and five
Days without Tasting food-A fsss's
Or The Doctoru.
Noxox. Ind, April la-Miss Mary Bar
ker. who has out-fasted the celebrated
DR.. Tanner. Of New York. moro than two
timcs, can now spcak In . low tone OF
voice. Miss Baker has not touched 1000
for los days, and II will be some time Dc.
fore watcrmelons are ripe II was NOT
love that made the maiden do this. for she
saws: II would not fast los days Tor the
best man on earth, and Il wanted 20
marry would marry and be done with u
The Bakers live in comfortable frame
dwelling, about seven miles out over the
drearv prah 10 from Nonon, lnd- Ms
Mary l. = brunette, tasty dresser. ans
about eighteen years Of age. sheis ofuer
man parentage, but can converse an ootn
English and German huently. Before her
fast she weighed one hundred ana thirty
eight pounds. and always worked out
more or less because she senjoyed life
Be- that way than at home.' Shs ~as
also considered : sort OF . romp> and -
far above the average In intelligcnce
Up 70 January, 1856. Miss Baker enjoyed
good health. but has always suffered
from slight pain in the left part OF her
stomach. Long before the rest OF the
family had finished their meals she would
be through and away from the table.
At different times up to October u 1850.
she was treated for nervous troubles and
upon that day was given vial Of vaicri'
an. to be taken in doses OF hfteen drops
When alone she took several doses y
once and sunk into . stupor. which lasted
nve days and nights. Upon awakening
tventy-four ounces Of water were given
| her, but was At once elected. and Tor owe.
one hundred days her stomach could
neither retain food nor drink. The con-
| tact Of food with that organ would throw
| the girl into spasms, during which the pail
in her left side increased and was reliev
ed .only byrthe pressure OF hands ne
| face is quite plump, but her hips ans
lower limbs are badly emaciated-
/ She says that she can tell what one ma
eaten for q meal a. soon Is you conn
near her, 50 acute are her senscA IN
smell even Of food Is nauseating, and
when the wood stove door Is opened sn'
complains that the gas nearly chokes her
Since the los days period Miss Baker M
eaten small quantities Of food. with occs
sional relapses. Until two week ago IN
patient could not speak above whisper
DR.. Clayton, the family physician, say
that her trouble was caused oy nervou
prostration and foreign growth IN 10
stomach
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4 eLlcHTED LIFE.

A. Ex-Congrrssman who Furnishes - ehe
DenIsens of the Capital IN Example q
enc BIIwhtIng E0ects ~ Rum Drinking
a Pour Months Continuous "Toot."
WAsurxsrox, April IS. Washington
nav truly be said 10 be the pitfall OF many
brilliant men. Friday evening. when the
avenue was filed with the youth OF Wash
n cton. in all their glory and spring
dresses. and every thing seemed bright
and beautiful, . small, but rotund man,
with 4 round. smoothly -shavcn face, that,
Il I distance. looked like Bob In gersolrs,
stood ~ the middle Of the roadway right
onnositc Wizards. 80 dazed BY liquor
that be seemed unconscious Of where ne
was.
One Of the majahs who decorate this
vicinity. kindly went TO his aid and a.
sIsted him TO : ncighboring bar.room.
when the two forms had disappeared be.
hind the swinging doors Of the saloon,
Western Congressman said, ~ he gascd
abstractcdly toward the doorway: THAT
man ought 20 have been ono Of the
greatest men 81 this country, but foi
IA cursed appetite for rum" and then
walked on. The drunken man was
re preventative from Indians
n the Forty-ei0hth and Forty
ninth congresses and would have been 4
the Fiftieth, but he was too drunk TO 81
| tend the Congressional convention, 20 an
| other man received the nomination ant
| was elected. He has boon on one contin
l uous .toot'' since the last Of January. II
| has some money now, but II will soon D
| aouandcrcd away, and he will then joi
| Washiugtcn's hotel brigade OF forme
something's.
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ON THE RAIL

serious ColIIslon on the Chicago, Buriirk
ton . Northern-Several Persons serioss-
~ Injured.
ST.. PAUL. Mimi, April IA serious
head-end collision. between freight and
work tram OF the Chicago, Burlington =
Morn nern road, occurred this morning a.
half-past seven o'clock. two miles north
OF Diamond BLUM, which will doubtless
result In the death Of one man. Several
others are seriously injured Reports
state that the cause Of the collision was Q
Misunderstanding In orders. The injured
a. FAR as can be learned, are:
Mart Fogarty, fireman, seriously IN.
jured about the face and forehead: not
expected to live.
Edward Humphrey, brakeman; light
leg fractured.
]. FAIR. in charge OF the work-train'
| both legs and an arm broken. besides In
| ternal injuries.
r. Donohue, engineer Of work-trsin
| ankle broken.
All but Fair were injured by jumping
He was in the work-car, which was teie
scoped BY tho tender.
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WASHINGTON, April rs. during the two
vears ~ Democrats rule two Of the No.
publican iudgcs Of the District Supreme
Court has been superseded BY Democrats.
Chief Justice Cartier OF the Same court,
who has been IN delicate health for some
time past, died q ten o'clock last night
This viii make another vacancy 70 BE-
filled BY the appointment ~ : Democrat
The court consists or . Chief Justice and
Ave justices, making six members in all.
with tho appointment therefore. Of :
Democratic successor 70 Chief Justice
Cartier one-half or tbs court will have
been reorgauixsd during tho present ID
miniatration. The justices receive e4,oo(
~ snnum and w Chief Justice 1880.
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~.~..v - eHe oAss senator A.
rssdy InpsrilsA ~ Qsarrs''as hspsS
iiesas 49, y. .,r,.
We have nouceu so'o O. s.'.n hoom
tho progress OF inc one. -
which was 90 ausP'o'o-'. pnn,.h,,csr
the Deimon'co e'n"ss = ~. ther
Club few montns sso. y" .,ss
pointed out some Oh ~ "n aa'"" -.
signs going 20 snow 'h"s '"''
disposition among ING p".y 49,
hitherto frienus OF MT Di"'"e' - ~
him and take up sne vsnne' 49,
Ohio Senator. mol Inc 's.,' =. i
indications Wa 'ne very -" , -
the speeches gwen - .Is 80. s,,
the Tribune. where no'n,ns ~" sur
pressed, mot even inc snk 6,s..s
sions o. 1eneral nsw'e! y ..a.. man"
who was spoken % 2. ."o 81. ~
who had caused the a'v,s'on :. s"o -
publican party. anu 'ns W. v"' sts.,,d
election OF Mr.. Cieveiana' ~ ."os
not be surprised Y me 1 !, 49, ~
tho open aavoca.e % MI 81 -. Ths
fore the END o. the Piesem, ~. 49,
Delmonico dinner y w'n % 'c'e
bered. made 90 PAD "a ,mpleA 49,. 49,
Judge West the Dina ieaue: - 80 49,
blind that no wrote : le''e ~. =. - .aac.s
haste and heat 70 coun.erac','s 1850 ss =
and to uphold the DIANE ,n'e'.s' =
the State q on'o' -.
Business y acc'.inula'" -. =.
Boston Jour'ds, wnicn nas u p..,',;a. !,
purpose 70 READ on. 2. inc nep ~. srh
party every man VINO can no 49,
scribe TO the sent'menss = Ssn
Sherman's speech - Nas i,. -
ator Hawiey. OF Connec''cu'' Ia y,
great army OF symps.n'1s.. ,s,; ~ !
declaration ina. the 0ne'nsn Pr. ! !
aiding the STATES - ~, : ea"s s's.ssa,,r;
illiterate chiidren y noe." "Pr ..,ns
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REPUBLICAN NERVOUSNESS.

4 way Of Accounting for It: The Re-
publicans Admit That Blsine II Their
strength. and Vet Fear the Democratic
Administration.
On Al sides 1t Is admitted that to re-
dominate Blaine would be party
suicide. WhyP Surely the Maine
statesman is the embodiment Of true
blue Republicanism; more magnetic
than any other man In the party;
towering head and shoulders. intel
lectually. above all other aspirants: Is
the most popular and eager candidate
Of them all. and yet, in one voice, and
with one accord. his party Is In favor
Of RELOCATING him to the rear OF the
procession, behind the Shermans and
the Windows, the Ctlloms and the Al
lisons. 1t must be CALLING to Blaine.
There must be some reason Tor this
dire Republican party distress. 1t was
not 50 four years ago, nor three years
AGO. At that time the woods were
! full OF men who could lead the party &
victory, but none more CALAMITY ant
gloriously than Blaine. 1t Is not 3
now; the supply is not equal to the dc
mand, in fact the supply appears TO b
completely exhausted, and the part.
appears to be completely exhausted
over its search for candidate. Sure
". Blaine has done nothing since 1884
either in = political or public way. tina
would have tendency TO make hir
unpopular with the people or his party
On the contrary, he has been very Gil
cumspect. and in no manner or wa
has he intruded his peculiar view
upon his party associates or attempte
to reward friends or punish enemies
Ostensibly he has stood aloof from II
field Of politics, posing as q Statesman
and he ought to have benefited BY u
retirement We think he has. b
what Of his party, how has thst faret
} Il can not be claimed with any d
gree Of consistency that Blaineism,
Republication has made any strid
toward winning back the confiden
!. and tho votes Of the people. On q
! contrary Blaine Republicanism h
/ been . gradual loser in politics sin
: the first session Of Congress und
Cleveland's Administration, and {
7 Democratic party has gained what
il adversary has lost The loss and I
10 gain accounts for Republican nervos
= ness and Democratic composure.
9 Dee MONIES Leader.
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TRoY. n r., April ia gang o. nm
known mon, said 70 be Knights Of Labor
raided the ONCE OF tho OIL, IN obscene
weekly publication in this city. Tho pro
nriotor. John Parr, was not o.
IA premises q the time, and
IA only person found BY the
alleged Knights q Labor was Foreman
Carlos B, Conant. He says that tho mon,
Who were masked, after asking him one
a. two questions, hit him over the head
With clubs until he became I'M
ronecioua when he recovered
cors ciousncss he found the typ
I'll plcd, the cases dumped. the racks and
imposing stones broken ana goners'
ehsos, Recently The OF bee bssa nossd
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= csrrsspe.asas Tslls Absus ne ssThrsas.
enea Physical Decay" % the rrssidsnt-
The Poor mea's Champtons
Do not waste any time In worrying
about our Democratic President. He
Il all right, physically. mentally and
politically, and he means reform.
have had the pleasure Of good hours
talk with him. First. ~ 70 Mr.. Clsve-
Ian DIS physical condition. So many
stories have been circulated over tho
country about an alarming increase in
weight that I supposed from the
amount Of smoke that there must DO
some fire somewhere. Ihavc seen Mr..
Cleveland on very many occasions, but
| never saw him look SO well - he did
Yesterday. He has lost rather than
| gained in flesh.
You are well. Mr.. Prcsident'"
asked.
Perfectly" he answered. Il never
worked harder or felt better In my
life."
"But some Of the Republican papers
arc very solicitous about your health?'
/ suggested. land are giving the people
the impression that second term
would find you too enfeebled for the
great responsibilities Of your office"
There was q merry twinkle In his eve
as he replied: sWe'l. I'm not to be
killed Of by any offensive partisan-
shin Of that kind. As for q second
term"-and here he grew very serious
| -..that is all in the air, and have
nothing to do with 1t. My time Is
taken up fully with my present duties.
and propose TO do my work in such
way that my successor. whoever he
, may be, will have nothing to undo It
/ will be the business Of the party to
I name their best man; that is. the man
who can best carry ont Democratic
principles and policies. and the man
who can best protect and defend the
rights Of the people"
Il / said to the Presidents: Mr.. Cleve-
: land. there seems to be good deal -
: interest In this land question just
4 now"
I eyes" was his quick answer. "and
b very properly. think. 1t is one II
4 the live questions Of the day, and GER
!. tainly one OF the most important"
q 1.-The railroad corporations appearto
e be somewhat greedy" suggested
Il ssWell." he said "a railroad corpora
e ton should have its legal rights
> more, no less. Bet the people should
Il have their rights. also. When rea
" settier-I don't mean . mere land
,e speculator, but farmer who builds hi'
|. little house and sets about the improve
,e m mt Of the acres on which he has set
4. tled-whcn such a man has legal,
,e taken possession Of his 100 acres, n
b. ought 10 feel that the Government
r. behind him. He has q right 70 fee
that way, and. so far as this Anminis
tration Is concerned, IL Is clearly IN
friend Of the people. While as ma
- ter Of course the Administration vi
slr protect the lawful rights Of corpora
TIC ton as well as those Of the people, 81
| think it should be specially jealous
\. the rights Of the farmers and q
- working classes will go even turtle
- than that and say that II BY any col
~ struction Of the law a seeming injusti'
-. il done to the humblest farmer In Y
~ farthest corner OF the land, then y
4 law ought to be changed At once
- am OF the people. I believe IN y
"a people, and stand by them and WI
81 them first, last and all the time -
~ y. Herald.
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NRw YoRK, April ~ "A dispatch 70 ths
Catholic Ness, says: The Pope has decid-
cd the question Of the knights u Labor In
favor OF that organization. This decision
will stand 90 long ~ the present method
pursued In furthering their aims prevails.
The document Of Cardinal Gibbons y en-
dorsed. The Pope further decides that n
Canada, where . mandamcnt he's boen -
sued against the Knights, The members o.
the order will receive absolution on prom
lie or obedience TO future decisions Of the
Holy Zee. II the knights identity them
selves with theories how being disscmi-
mated by certain sgitat0rs, this decision
IN their favor viii be reversed"
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CHICAGO. April ls.--The frst thing done
IN the "Boodlc's trials this morning was
the entering OF nollc proscquiby STATES
Attorney 0rinnell 70 tho Indictment
against Charles Brainard. Architec:
Hausen and tho gang Of commissioner
II the Courthouse stone contract case
indictment No los He said that he took
THE course ID the interests Of fair dea
ana On honest prosecution. The grand jur,
had hastily Investigated the case - the
latter end OF their torn, but subsequent
inouiiic s had convinced him no proseCU
| ton should DO carried on n ~ oasa
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I'VE would be very glad 70 zee
Mr.. Blaine President" says the Gate
CITY, Republican paper Of Iowa, "but
there i no sense in knocking the life
out Of the Republican party for any
man. This notion that Mr.. Blaine and
the Republican party are equal and
reversible quantities, that, like the boy
&C the soda fount with his two glasses
and one glassful, you can pour Mr..
Blaine into the party and the party
into him. brought Iowa Republication
IN four short years from over 10000
plurality for Garfield to barely $4,000
Cor Blaine. It looks - though the
minority Of the American people, and
We are u tho number, trust and admire
Mr.. Blaine. and that ne majority Of ~
American people dsstrwss him end UiI
uoG vote to- hSm."
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Senator Edmunds goes quite beyond
his prerogative when he assumes y
speak for the Republicans who vo'ea '
Tor Mr.. Cleveland in 1884 and says
that ..as between two evils" they would
vote for him again. They would VOC ,,'
for him again. certainly, as against Mr'
Blaine or any other unworthy kcpuu,.
lican. but not At al in the spIr'r, 7
men making . choice Of evils. Mr.. ~ !.
munds should remember that while !
Is understood that he quite agreed WIN
the Mugwumps in their estimate q !. ' +
Republican candidate IN 1854: his Ia,.,
ure 70 exercise the right Of priVa'..
Judgment at the polls deprives him him Z
the privilege Of becoming che spoke',,
man Of those men Of equal honesty WI ",
greater courage who voted Tor -
C1evcland.--M y. Times.
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IL was high time for Mr. b'a'ao
TO make trip out West Il he hopes =
save any remains Of the Blaine boom -.
W. have already quoted the declara,
ton d the St. Louis Globe Demoe1n 7,
that the Republican party "cer a. !,
can not carry the election o. ion ~,
4 rcnominates the candidate q ~ M,
and the earnest protests agains, ,' w,
folly u such other good kepup',,Si; Il
papers a. the Milwaukee Sen s,'.,,s !,
Wisconsin. the Burlington Har,'y !.
and che Council Bluffs NonpdFs"
lowa-N Y. Post.
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troubles o. the National Opers Company
NEW YoRK. April 15.-The Timer Oma-
IA special says: The National Opera
Company, returned 70 Omaha wednesday
night, and 1t 10 p m. Thursday are still
here After leaving this city Manager
Locke was informed by telegraph that
the Central Pacific had annuled his spec.
Ial baggage contract and on account Of
the Interstate law, would charge full
rates on the baggage from Ogden 70 sar
Francisco. A this would make diner
ence Of about $1,000 in the expenses Of the
trim. Locke turned back. He has been
telerraphing all day to New York friends
and Central Pacific oficials IN San Fran
cisco, and expects TO get started befor'
daylight II he docs not he will be una
BE 70 meet the engagement On Aonda'
night In San Francisco.
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figures Silks and Satins in all shades.